In the cold, dark winter, the lazy sun is reluctant to rise, until the moon coaxes several members of a cozy household to get up.

From the crowing of a rooster to the rumble of early traffic and the sizzle of bacon cooking, this lyrical book explores the many sounds of morning, inviting the reader to welcome the start of each new day.

In Morningtown, animal families of all shapes and sizes are waking up, getting out of bed, washing up, eating breakfast, and looking forward to a new day.

It is a Sunday morning, and Camille has so many things to do that she can hardly wait for the day to begin.

"Shares the story of morning time. Readers will follow a child going through the routines of the morning. This story helps readers learn the words morning and this. Bright pictures provide visual cues to help the reader."--

"A young child wakes up before the rest of the household to make himself and his cat breakfast."--

A boy describes his day, from awakening to the sun and attending school to taking a bath and saying good night to the moon.

Bartholomew struggles to get himself ready as the monsters from last night's dreams sabotage the most simple of morning routines. A vast purple monster sits on his chest, making it hard to get up. A slug monster slimes his clothes, so he can't get dressed. Brushing teeth, eating breakfast, and even going to the toilet all present challenges as the monsters mess around at Bartholomew's expense. Will Bartholomew's dad ever manage to get him out the...

Illustrations and text follow a family's morning routine from the perspective of the earliest riser in the house.

Leo wakes up in the morning and follows his usual routine of breakfast and getting dressed until he is ready for a new day.